Jazz by Ken Burns “JAZZ” is a documentary by Ken Burns released 2001 that focuses on the creation and development of jazz‚ America’s “greatest cultural achievement.” The first episodes entitled‚ “Gumbo‚ Beginnings to 1917” and “The Gift (1917-1924)‚ explain the early growth of jazz as it originates in New Orleans and its expands to Chicago and New York during the Jazz Age. In assessing the first two episodes of Ken Burns’ 2001 documentary‚ "JAZZ‚" this essay will explore the history of jazz‚
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KEN BURNS: JAZZ What is Jazz? Jazz is one of the few arts that will be considered truly American. Founded primarily in the south during the 1800’s‚ this form of music was the first significant African American contribution that would be heard all around the world. Its constantly changing nature and loose rules allow it to be flexible and therefore‚ viable to audiences of all ages. Why is it unique to the American experience? Jazz is one of the few arts that will be considered truly American.
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1. In Ken Burns’ documentary “The Address”‚ the director wants the audience realize the difficulties that students with disabilities may have when trying to accomplish something that others may think is easy to do. In doing so‚ when these students rise to the occasion‚ the audience feels the desire to inwardly or outwardly cheer them on. Ken Burns also challenges the audience to memorize and publish your version of one of the greatest speeches in American history‚ the Gettysburg Address‚ even if
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impossible. Ken Burns’ documentary “The Address” (PBS 2014) takes place at the Greenwood School in Putney‚ Vermont. Part of their curriculum every year‚ for students that have not already completed it‚ is to learn the history behind and recite the Gettysburg Address from memory to earn a school coin. It’s a difficult and daunting task for many of the students at the Greenwood School‚ but by the end‚ it helps the students gain confidence in public speaking and overcome some of the fears they have. Ken Burns
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Episode V ‚"The Universe of Battle"‚ of The Civil War series directed by Ken Burns reflects on how the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 was a major turning point in the Civil War. He details how the Union defeat at Gettysburg‚ the work of women‚ and the entry of black men into the Union army enabled the North to significantly weaken the Confederacy. The Union and Confederacy both suffered thousands of casualties in the bloody battles that took place. However‚ by the end of 1863‚ the North was led to
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Today in class we watched a video on Gumbo. The Gumbo we saw today was not about the creation of the famous New Orleans dish‚ but the creation of Jazz. The Documentary Gumbo was directed by Ken Burns who interviewed different people from critics to famous musicians. One of the famous musicians he interviewed was Wynton Marsalis a famous trumpet player. In the introduction Marsalis said something that grabbed my attention‚ he said: “music is a language”. New Orleans was the home for many people of
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Gumbo is often cited as an example of the melting-pot nature of Louisiana cooking‚ but trying to sort out the origins and evolution of the dish is highly speculative. The name derives from a West African word for okra‚ suggesting that gumbo was originally made with okra. Gumbo is a stew that originated in southern Louisiana during the 18th century. It consists primarily of a strongly-flavored stock‚ meat or shellfish‚ a thickener‚ and what Louisianians call the "Holy Trinity" of vegetables‚ namely
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TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS FIELD STUDY Episode 2 LESSON OBJECTIVES AS MY GUIDING STAR Name of FS Student: April R. Umandap Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education Year & section: III-edl Resource Teacher 1: Signature & date: Resource Teacher 2: Signature & date: Resource Teacher 3: Signature & date: Cooperating School: My Target: In this episode‚ I must be able to: • Deduce the lesson
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The series Jamestown episode one‚ opens up with a ship filled with women sailing towards Virginia. In the boat we meet Alice Kett‚ Verity Bridges‚ and Jocelyn Woodbryg whom are all to become wives. The journey to Virginia‚ Jamestown in not smooth the ship runs into a a storm during the chaos Jocelyn confesses to Alice that she escaped England because she killed a man. Once the woman are kept calm and the storm subsides‚ Alice and Verity are very grateful for the opportunity to travel to the New World
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In Ken Burns’ Roots of Prohibition‚ A Nation of Drunkards shows how alcoholic beverages have been around America and how it caused trouble from the beginning. In the documentary by Ken Burn’s it states that even the Mayflower ship was filled with barrels of whiskey‚ rum‚ cider‚ and many more alcoholic drinks. Skipping ahead some years‚ Ken Burns’ Roots of Prohibition‚ A Nation of Drunkards‚ mentions that Abraham Lincoln sold whiskey by the barrel from the market. Also‚ African American slave‚ Frederick
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